Using the mouse

You can use a mouse or pointing device to move around and explore the map.

Map action

Use this tool...

...and do this

Re-center the map

Navigation element(image may vary)

Located in the upper left corner of the map display (if available).
Click and hold on the Navigation image in the direction
you want to re-center the map. You can click on any
spot on the Navigation image to fine-tune the movement.

Pan tool

Click on the Pan tool in the
Toolbar, then
click and drag the map to move it.

Zoom in

Mouse wheel

Scroll the mouse wheel forward or up to zoom in. Each wheel click
will zoom the map by about 50 percent in width and height.

Shift+Left mouse

Hold the Shift key down, then hold the left mouse
button down and drag to draw a rectangle.
The map will zoom in to the area of the rectangle.

Click once on the map: the map will
zoom in and recenter the map where you click;
OR

Click and drag to draw a rectangle on the map:
the map will zoom in to the area of the rectangle.

Zoom-level

Click the plus button on the zoom level control to
zoom in. Some maps may have tics between the plus and
minus buttons, which may be clicked to zoom to a
specific scale.

Zoom out

Mouse wheel

Scroll the mouse wheel backward or down to zoom out. Each wheel click
will zoom the map by about 50 percent in width and height.

Ctrl+Left mouse

Hold the Ctrl key down, then click the left mouse button
to zoom out. You can also hold the left mouse
button down and drag to draw a rectangle.
The map will zoom out so that the current map extent fits
into the rectangle drawn. The smaller the rectangle, the more
the map zooms out.